kettyslibrary's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
aadiaz868's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good book but at times it did get a little boring, but it was good otherwise, it got me to think what would I do if I was in that situation. I never expected what happened at the end. The complete book is really different from the movie, and the book was a lot better.
halirose's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
subpolka's review against another edition
1.0
My mother gets offended when I don’t watch the TV shows that she recommends - FOR THE LAST TIME, I AM NOT WATCHING ‘THIS IS US’, MA - so I thought I’d throw her a bone and pick up one of her book recommendations instead.
I love my mother. I did not love this book.
In fact, I hated this book so much that it’s led me to reevaluate every other book I’ve rated as a one-star read. Like, The Fountainhead was trash, but - hey - I learned something about architecture and it wasn’t THIS book, so maybe I’m being too hard on ol’ Ayn Rand. She could have done much worse!
(J/K - I’m never being too hard on Rand.)
Anyway, this was poorly written grief-porn caked in layers upon layers of IT’S NOT A FLASHBACK; IT’S A METAPHORRRR cliché, and y’all, it’s going to be super-weird when my mother asks me what I thought of this book during our weekly Zoom, because ugh. UGH.
I love my mother. I did not love this book.
In fact, I hated this book so much that it’s led me to reevaluate every other book I’ve rated as a one-star read. Like, The Fountainhead was trash, but - hey - I learned something about architecture and it wasn’t THIS book, so maybe I’m being too hard on ol’ Ayn Rand. She could have done much worse!
(J/K - I’m never being too hard on Rand.)
Anyway, this was poorly written grief-porn caked in layers upon layers of IT’S NOT A FLASHBACK; IT’S A METAPHORRRR cliché, and y’all, it’s going to be super-weird when my mother asks me what I thought of this book during our weekly Zoom, because ugh. UGH.
blissfullyhannah's review against another edition
4.0
literally WHAT?! Anna deserves so much better, poor girl.
beccaboop_books's review against another edition
4.0
Okay at the beginning I really thought I couldn’t do it, having a young daughter myself I just didn’t think I could make it through this book. I am so glad I did. This book was WOW. Shocking ending I truly wasn’t expecting.
niklassdeadinside's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
dereadergal's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed this book until the end, and I must say I'm quite disappointed. Somehow having Anna die at the end was a little too contrived and then her sister miraculously gets better. Sure it's a sudden twist in plot, but why put it in the last few pages of the story?
yilianimorfe's review against another edition
3.0
No me gustó que tuviera tantos puntos de vista diferentes. 7 puntos de vista y ni siquiera seguían la misma linea de tiempo la mayor parte del tiempo. Aún así, la historia me gustó mucho